“Trump and allies ratchet up disinformation efforts in late stage of campaign.”

Whitney Phillips, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was interviewed for The Washington Post Story “Trump and allies ratchet up disinformation efforts in late stage of campaign.” Phillips, an expert on disinformation and political communications, discusses how President Trump’s relies on Twitter for his campaign and “tweeting is now his plausible deniability strategy.”